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Lu Ruyi followed behind Zhou Shi and appeared at the door. Her expression wasn't good, and her gaze towards Lu Huan seemed venomous.

However, it was just a little glare; she didn't really provoke Lu Huan, and she didn't plan to do anything to Lu Ruyi.

After all, compared to the various matters that needed to be dealt with, the trouble caused by Lu Ruyi was insignificant.

But if she really tries to assert her presence in front of him, Lu Huan won't tolerate it; he'll definitely test the power of those talismans.

Gao Zhongbao and Gao Shangzhi had not yet come out, and an eerie silence fell over the main hall.

Lu Huan spoke first, breaking the silence: "Mother-in-law, tomorrow I will ask my husband to find some familiar families and hire four or five people to plant potatoes. Otherwise, in a few days, the ground will freeze."

"Anyway, the family's land has always been managed by Gao Yan. If you want to spend money to hire people, that's your business; I'm not paying!"

Zhou quickly brushed the matter off, cleared her throat, and said, "By the way, Zhongbao is going to the academy on the second day of the lunar new year. The following ten-day weekend happens to coincide with Zhongbao's birthday. As his sister-in-law, shouldn't you do something to celebrate?"

So that's where she was waiting!

Lu Huan snorted inwardly, but put on a polite smile: "Since it's my second brother's birthday, his older brother and sister-in-law will naturally be there, but they certainly won't be able to surpass his sister-in-law."

Sister-in-law, what do you think?

When Gao Zhongbao was mentioned, Lu Ruyi raised her little face: "Of course, in this world, I am the only one who is truly sincere to Brother Zhongbao."

Lu Huan raised her hand to cover her mouth, stifling a laugh. Lu Ruyi must have thought that after the three-day homecoming, the matter of the remarriage would be covered up, which was why she dared to speak so recklessly.

The Gao family father and son walked over from the backyard and heard Lu Ruyi's flamboyant and bold words from afar.

Gao Shangzhi frowned slightly, but he, as the father-in-law, couldn't be the one to reprimand his daughter-in-law. He glanced at Gao Zhongbao, his meaning clear: Control your wife!

Gao Zhongbao cleared his throat awkwardly: "Ruyi, be mindful of the occasion!"

Lu Ruyi twisted her slender waist, as if she had no bones, and almost pressed herself against Gao Zhongbao.

“Brother Zhongbao, we are at home, and I couldn’t help myself.”

A mischievous little hand drew circles on Gao Zhongbao's back, its eyes filled with provocation as it looked at Lu Huan.

Lu Huan's smile remained unchanged, as if she hadn't seen the interaction between the two of them at all.

The next moment, a large hand rested on her waist.

Lu Huan glanced to the side and saw it was Gao Yan. She smiled slightly, indicating that she didn't mind.

Gao Manting then stood on the other side of Gao Zhongbao: "With such a loving relationship between brother and sister-in-law, it seems this marriage is a perfect match!"

Zhou glared at Lu Ruyi, still not intending to let Lu Huan off the hook: "Don't drag the second son's wife into this. They say the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, so what are you, as the sister-in-law, planning to do to show your support?"

"I will naturally prepare a gift for my second brother's birthday. But as for the eldest sister-in-law being like a mother, I dare not accept that."

"An elder sister-in-law is like a mother," but that's only true because the mother-in-law is no longer alive. I wouldn't dare curse you!

"You!" Zhou's eyes widened, but Lu Huan's answer was so perfect that she couldn't find any fault with it.

Her gaze darted back and forth between Gao Zhongbao and Lu Huan, and she stammered, "I... I only thought that since you come from a wealthy family, this would be Zhongbao's first banquet for his classmates after passing the imperial examination, so I entrusted it to you to organize. I didn't expect you to be so unprofessional as a sister-in-law. Luckily, Zhongbao didn't marry you!"

Lu Huan's hand on his waist suddenly tightened, then quickly loosened. Lu Huan quietly put his hand behind his back, took Gao Yan's hand, and gestured for him to calm down.

She still had a faint smile on her face, as if Zhou hadn't blamed her, but was just remarking on the weather.

"In terms of social standing, my mother-in-law comes from a minor official's family, so she's naturally a bit higher up than me and my younger siblings. With my mother-in-law taking the lead, my siblings and I only need to follow along and learn. There's no way I, the new bride, have a chance to stand out!"

"You!" This time, Zhou could not find any excuse and could only gasp for breath in anger.

Seeing that Zhou was at a disadvantage, Gao Shangzhi, unusually assertive, said: "Gao Yan, have you ever seen a daughter-in-law who dares to speak to her mother-in-law like that?"

"I've never seen a sister-in-law who has to pay out of her own pocket to celebrate her husband's younger brother's birthday," Gao Yan said calmly. He looked at Gao Zhongbao and asked, "Second brother, what do you think?"

Gao Zhongbao had indeed mentioned to Zhou that he wanted to invite his classmates to visit, but he did not expect that Zhou would want to entrust this matter to Lu Huan.

Although he wasn't very clear about what was going on in the inner quarters, he instinctively felt that Gao Yan's words were mocking him.

He could only change the subject: "Mom, let's eat first, I'm starving!"

After dinner, Zhou didn't mention the matter again, and went back to the backyard after putting down her chopsticks.

Lu Huan acted as if she had never heard of this before and returned to the west wing to continue tidying up her clothes.

Gao Yan, however, seemed a little embarrassed: "Huan'er, you've been wronged!"

Lu Huan pretended to take a plate of jujubes from a wooden box, but actually from her spatial storage—the kind of apples Wu Xuefei and the others had mentioned. A hint of surprise flickered in her large, glassy eyes: "What's going on here?"

She casually placed the dannai in Gao Yan's hand and urged, "Eat it quickly, it's very sweet!"

Gao Yan looked at the red, faintly fragrant Dannai in his hand, which was about the size of his palm, and was somewhat puzzled.

"Where did this galangal come from?"

Lu Huan had already taken a big bite, her lips stained with juice, making them look very fresh and glossy.

She chewed a couple of times and mumbled, "It must have been Uncle Qin who put it there. It's so sweet! Don't just stand there, eat it!"

He reached out and brought Gao Yan's hand to his mouth. Gao Yan couldn't resist and took a bite, the sweet juice instantly filling his mouth.

Gao Yan had eaten many wild crabapples from the mountains, but he had never tasted one so delicious!

Seeing Gao Yan's dazed and silly expression, Lu Huan smiled, her eyes crinkling. Sure enough, no one could resist the temptation of the fruit in the space.

Lu Huan was confident that once the two of them finished their medicine and with the help of the spiritual spring, their bodies would definitely be able to recover to a healthy state!

The two ate heartily and finished off the two ginseng pills in no time. Gao Yan was still a little unsatisfied, but Lu Huan had already put the remaining two ginseng pills into the box.

Noticing his gaze following the dan naan in his hand, Lu Huan teased him, "Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged! We'll save these two for tomorrow!"

"No...that's not what I meant!" Gao Yan quickly explained, "I was just curious why I've never seen such delicious galangal in the city before."

“It’s probably something good that Uncle Qin found somewhere!” Lu Huan recalled. “Uncle Qin used to be very kind to me, but ever since Madam Li took over the household, Bizhu’s mother has stopped coming into the mansion. Anything he has is passed on to me through Bizhu.”

What Lu Huan didn't say was that because Li Shi had been instilling in her the idea that "merchants are of low social status and she will marry into a farming family in the future," Bi Zhu sent her gifts several times, but Lu Huan refused to accept them. After that, the relationship between Bi Zhu and Lu Huan gradually became distant, and she was not as close to Zi Yao as she was to Bi Zhu.